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Wow! Philadelphia really wanted to get rid of Sebastian Le Toux! After he did not get signed by Bolton this week they turned around and sold him to Vancouver today.
-Why in the world would they dump their best player???
-Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com with the Le Toux saga.

This used to be everyday at BMO Field. Sigh.We love us a transfer deadline day. The MLS one is kind of fun for trades but with the multiple windows it can get a bit muddled. On the flipside, when UEFA shuts its window twice a year - it is quite the spectacle. Teams scrapping it out for the title trying to bring in a useful mercenary while minnows try to avoid relegation with a timely loan signing or keep the club alive by selling an asset for big money.

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Big Apple Soccer alerts us to a an interview that former New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul is accusing his former team of having a racist attitude when it comes to dealing with him and other players of African decent.
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Edson Buddle who was given an early winter vacation by the new coach at Ingolstadt last week is in London for a try out with West Ham.

Slovenia vs USA Soccer Score 2-3 Highlights Video Goals 2011 Friendly Buddle Dempsey is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Slovenia vs USA Soccer Score 2-3 Highlights Video Goals 2011 Friendly Buddle Dempsey is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Slovenia vs USA 2011 ( Slovenia vs United States 2011 video below) Final score and result:- Slovenia vs USA 2-3 ( Matavz*2/ Buddle, Dempsey, Altidore pen) Stadio Stozice, Ljubljana, 15th November, [.

Here is tonight's lineup for the USA's final match of 2011:
1-Howard
2-Cherundolo 3-Goodson 5-Bocanegra (capt.) 3-Chandler
6-Beckerman
7-Bradley 8-Johnson
10-Dempsey
11-Buddle 9-Altidore
Reserves:
12-Bill Hamid
13-Michael Orozco
14-Danny Williams1
15-Maurice Edu
16-Jermaine Jones
17-Robbie Rogers
18-Brek Shea
Lineup notes:

• Three changes to the lineup that faced France In are Bradley, Buddle and Johnson; out are Edu, Shea and Williams
• Carlos Bocanegra earns his 100th cap for the United States
• Fabian Johnson makes his first start for the United States

TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
SPECIAL NOTE: Soccer By Ives uncovered info from Panama that the USA will play a friendly in Panama City on Wed Jan 25.
-You can also expect to see another friendly match to be scheduled for Sat Jan 21 on USA soil.
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Today is Slovenia and what on paper should be an easier game than last Friday in Paris.

Here is the roster for the 2 upcoming USA friendlies against France and Slovenia-
G:Bill Hamid - DC UnitedTim Howard - EvertonD:Carlos Bocanegra - RangersTimmy Chandler - NurnbergSteve Cherundolo - HannoverClarence Goodson - BrondbyAlfredo Morales - HerthaMichael Orozco Fiscal - San LuisOguchi Onyewu - Sporting CPM:Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt LakeMichael Bradley - ChievoClint Dempsey - FulhamMaurice Edu - RangersFabian Johnson - HoffenheimJermaine Jones - SchalkeRobbie Rogers - Columbus CrewBrek Shea - DallasDanny Williams - HoffenheimF:Jozy Altidore - AZDaMarcus Beasley - PueblaEdson Buddle - IngolstadtLandon Donovan - LA Galaxy
Who is not on this list that should be?

United States vs. Mexico Gamethread

United States starting XI: Howard; Cherundolo, Orozco Fiscal, Bocanegra, Castillo; Jones, Beckerman; Donovan, Bradley, Torres; Buddle

United States bench: Hamid, Loyd, Pearce, Clark, Rogers, Shea, Agudelo.

Mexico starting XI: Ochoa; Juárez, Márquez, Moreno, Salcido; Barrera, Torrado, Castro, Guardado; Naelson, Peralta.

FC Dallas' Setup: Dallas set up in a 4-5-1 with newly acquired Maicon Santos up top. Santos was up against Gonzalez most of the night and just could not get by him in 1 on 1 situations. Vilar and Guarda patrolled the middle behind Santos and in front of Hernandez, who played the holding midfield spot.

Colorado is back home for a Sunday game against DC United. DC comes in having only one once in Denver/Commerce City in the last ten years. Unfortunately that one win was the last time they were here in October. That was the last time the Rapids walked off the field from a league match feeling like they were the losers (Technically they lost the playoff game in Columbus but won the series on PKs).

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I had a great weekend in New York attending the USA v Argentina game. Nothing is better than being there in person.
I mostly need to thank Geoff, my host. My deepest gratitude to you sir.
I also need to thank Adam and Yvonne who let me hang around their place a lot.

As our Dear Leader - El Brucio - is off to Ciudad Nueva York and Nueva Jersey for the USMNT v Argentina match at New Meadowlands Stadium, Joe the Curmudgeon is here to make sure you have all the fixture info for the weekend.
US Men's National Team:
-Sat Mar 26
USA v Argentina - 7pm ET / 6pm CT
Venue: New Meadowlands Stadium - East Rutherford NJ
ESPN2 - ESPN3.

I suspect few of you get the reference to old Wendy's commercial from the '80s about how their new burger was unlike the drab competition. Unfortunately, our USMNT seems unlikely to be much like Wendy's in this respect.

Players are in the camp now for upcoming friendlies against Argentina this weekend and Paraguay shortly thereafter.

Author Douglas Adams wrote about how things got started by saying: "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

I suppose it follows logically from such a start that our Galaxy would stumble their way into a new season.

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Edson Buddle scored a goal in the 78th minute of his German debut with Ingolstadt against fellow American, goalkeeper David Yelldell. Unfortunately they gave up a late goal and only got a 1-1 tie.
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Japan scored 2 goals down a man and trailing to beat Qatar 3-2 in the Asian Cup Quarterfinals today.

The light of heaven shined upon us today and the Galaxy twitterverse burst forth with joy. We have been sent our Angel.

The Galaxy announced today that they have signed Juan Pablo Angel to a multi-year contract as the team's third DP (Becks and Landycakes being the other two). The big question now is whether our Angel can earn his wings.

"The Vasectomy, where balls go to die, Chad Barrett!" du Nord

"Chad Barrett can't hit the side of a barn with a cruise missile." Our own Nathan HJ

It seems that everything is changing and everything remains the same. Last year the Galaxy had a fairly solid back line, an unsettled midfield, and a shaky strike force.

"The Vasectomy, where balls go to die, Chad Barrett!" du Nord

"Chad Barrett can't hit the side of a barn with a cruise missile." Our own Nathan HJ

It seems that everything is changing and everything remains the same. Last year the Galaxy had a fairly solid back line, an unsettled midfield, and a shaky strike force.

Some News for Tue Jan 11, 2010
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Edson Buddle has signed with Ingolstadt in the German Bundesliga 2.
-This is the kind of player that MLS should have done everything possible to keep. But instead he is another player who walked away on a free transfer. And to the second to the worst team in the German second division.